tldr/pages/common/psql.md

psql

PostgreSQL command-line client

• Connect to database. It connects to localhost using default port 5432 with default user

psql {{database}}

• Connect to database on given server host running on given port with username given

psql -h {{host}} -p {{port}} -U {{username}} {{database}}

• Run single query against the given database. Note: useful in shell scripts

psql -c '{{query}}' {{database}}

• Run semicolon-separated queries against the given database. Note: useful in shell scripts

echo '{{queries}}' | psql {{database}}